Store Opening Solutions LLC (SOS) is a socially conscious company. We are committed to giving back to the communities in which our customers, associates, shareholders, and vendors live and work. In addition to hosting fundraisers for local charitable organizations, SOS partners with our customers to raise monies for their charities of interest.
Our customer, PETCO, generously supports animal welfare causes. In 1999, the PETCO Foundation was established to promote a wide variety of educational and charitable activities nationwide by partnering with local animal welfare organizations at the grassroots level. To show our support, SOS is a sponsor of the PETCO Foundation’s “Scramble Fore Animals” annual golf tournament.
Since 1999, the CVS Charity Classic has allocated over $8 million in charitable donations to dozens of organizations. SOS is a proud sponsor of the CVS Charity Classic which supports the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Make-a-Wish Foundation, March of Dimes, and the Special Olympics, among others.
The first annual SOS Octoberfest raised over $1500 with the sale of raffle tickets, silent auction items, games, and bake sale items. This money was donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to aid in the relief efforts after hurricane Katrina.
The second annual SOS Octoberfest raised over $2000 which benefited the Rutherford County Boys and Girls Club, in making a difference in area children’s lives.
In response to employee participation, SOS made matching contributions to VisionWalk, a walk-a-thon fundraiser benefitting the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
The third annual SOS Octoberfest raised nearly $3000 for the Make-a-Wish foundation in honor of the granddaughter of an employee who was granted a wish.
Our fourth annual SOS Octoberfest raised over $4000 for Challenged Athletes Playing Equally (CAPE). CAPE’s mission is for all individuals, regardless of physical or mental abilities, should have the right to participate in any sport or activity of their choosing.
In 2009, our associates, along with management, elected to donate directly to two local charities, Dispensary of Hope and the Rutherford County Food Bank.